Google Earth Engine

I decided to use land cover data from 2001 and 2021 to look at urban sprawl in Washington County and add the rasters to my leaflet map from my thesis project.

Link to Google Earth Engine code: https://code.earthengine.google.com/c7242ee66bbbb9f0449c1d4ec1c25280

Leaflet Map

Notable landcover color key:

Green: Grassland/herbaceous: areas dominated by gramanoid or herbaceous vegetation, generally greater than 80% of total vegetation. These areas are not subject to intensive management such as tilling, but can be utilized for grazing.

Red: Open water: areas of open water, generally with less than 25% cover of vegetation or soil.

Light Orange - Dark Orange: Developed areas from low intensity to high intensity